main battle tank
"main-battle-tank" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“main battle tank” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The primary tank of a country or armed forces.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | main battle tank |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “main battle tank” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
main battle tank is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for main battle tank, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: USA, 1955, main + battle tank. The correct English form is main battle tank, spelled M-A-I-N- -B-A-T-T-L-E- -T-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1The primary tank of a country or armed forces.
- 2A tank with a good balance of firepower, cross-country mobility, and armoured protection, and therefore capable of carrying out the roles of breakthrough, exploitation and infantry support.
Etymology
USA, 1955, main + battle tank.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “main battle tank”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-I-N- -B-A-T-T-L-E- -T-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.